Gate



April 2, 1929. TABLER 1,707,373

GATE

ile M rch 3-1, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 sitter we April 2, H. K. TABLER 1,707,373

GATE

Filed March 31, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fig? 6 7! f0 3%; Q XW$ awozmq Apr. 2,1929,

UITED STATES PJ'ATENTOFFICE,

' -HERBERT K. TABLER, orf'ooLMAR, ILLINOIS;

GATE. I J

Application filed March 31,1928. Serial No. 266,322."

This invention relates to gates and more particularly to farm gates.

One of the primary objects of the pres-- ent invention is to provide a farmgate which s not only, movable in a horizontal plane but which is adjustable at one end in pivot pins with vertical bars whereby the,

longitudinal bars will be permitted to swing in a vertical plane with. means normally tending to lift the gate at its outer end.

A further object of the invention the provision-of a latch carried by the gate for engaging in keeper recesses a gate post for holding the -gate.in different elevated, adjusted positions against the tension of said spring means to permit the entrance or exit of different sizedstock from an enclosure. z i v 1 r A further object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable stop carried by the gate forlimiting the swinging movement of the spring-controlled means for causing the elevating of the gate, whereby the swinging movement of the gate can be limited.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for engaging the lower free end of the gate to limitcthe swinging movement of the gate in a horizontal plane.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved farm gate of the above character, which will bedurable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, andone which canbe placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

Viith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation'ofJparts, ,as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of'the improved gate, p Figure 2 is a top plan View of the improved gate, i

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the. gate taken on the line 3.3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, I

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed sectional view illustrating the means of connecting modified form of gate,-

the lifting spring with one-of the vertical members of thegate',

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional viewillustratingthe means, of connecting the gate-with the swinging, elevating lever of h s t Figure 6 is a side elevation of a slightly Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken onthe line 77 of Figure 6 looking in the direction of thearrows, il-i lustrating the form of stop for the elevating lever usedin that form of the gate shown in F gure 6,

l igure 8 1s a detailed vertical section taken on the line 88 of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating the holding bracket for the lower free end of the gate- A Figure '9 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 1 looking ,Figure 10 is a fragmentary side elevation in the direction of .thearrows, illustrating ofone of the longitudinal rails of the gate illustrating a method of reinforcingthe terminals of the rail. 'f

Referring to the drawings in detail,

wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts" throughout the several'views5 the letter A generally indicates one form' of my improved gate which com ,prises ra plurality of longitudinally extend- 111g ra1ls15 connected together by end vertical bars 16 andl'? and intermediate bars 18.

The longitudinal and vertical rails 16, 17

and 18 are connected togetherthrough the vmedium of suitable pivot'pins a'ndslots 19,

whereby the gate is'fiexible inits nature,

in. that the samecan be moved up and down in avertical plane.

The inner edge of the gate is connected by any preferred type of hinges 20 with a supporting gate post 21. i

The opposite end "of the gateczlrries a sliding latch 22 which is preferably inclined downwardly-as shown in Flgure 1 of the drawing. This sliding latch 22 is supported by" anti-friction rollers 23 and 24 which can be supported respectively by brackets 25 and the vertical front rails 17. The slidinglatch 22 is adapted to fit in any one of a plurality of keeper recesses 26 which can be formed in the inner face of the fence post 27 It is to a V the openin be noted that these recesses are arranged in vertical alignment and by placing the latch in dirlerent keeper recesses, the gate can be maintained in different verticalradjustments so that-different sized stock can under the gate without lettin stock of a different size through the gate.

I provide novel means for elevating the gate upon the releaseof the latch 22 and this means comprises a gate elevating lever 28 which is disposed in relatively close pro):- imity to the rear vertical upright 1.6 of the In the present instance, the-elevating lever 28 einbodies channel *bars 29 and 30 disposed on opposite sides of the gate and. these bars are pivotally connected at their lower ends to one of the longitudinal rails 15 by means not pivot pinifil.

The levers orbars 29 and'ilO are also connected together by cross pins 32 at a point intermediate to the ends thereot. As clearly shown in Figure 2 of the. drawing, the upper ends of the bars 29 and 30 are flared outwardly in opposite directions and are connected together by cross pins 83. These ends of the Q9 and 30 have rings or eyes connected thereto and these eyes or rings, in turn, have attached thereto terminals of a pull cable 35. The intermediate portion of this pull cable is trained about a pivoted pulley 36, which is connected to the outermost intermediate pair of vertical uprights 18. A relatively heavy contractile coil spring 37 is provided for normally maintaining a pull onthe lever '28 so that when the latch is released, the :lever will act to automatically -raise the outer end :of the gate. The outer end of the contractile coil spring 3.7 is :PEQVldQd with .a hook 38, the bill of ,w-hich.can be hooked over the intermediate cross pin 82 carried by the lever 28. The opposite end of thespring is connected to the .gate A through the medium ofsa. link 39 which is secured to the gate and ,a .chain 39- which .isCO'iiIlQQtQd to an end of the link and to which said end of the spring is con: nected. "The link 39 is positioned between the ha rs 16 ,ef the gate A-andit is provided with a plurality of spaced openings :10. it is secured. in place by a pin 41 which removably passe through the bars L6 and one of 40. The sprmg 3;? is placed under the approximately required tension by engaging lit with one of the links of the chain 39 and the final tensioning of the spring is effected by l sting the link longitudinally with respect to :thegate A, The provision of the :link 39 with the openings 4,0 permits this a, 'nstment of the link and it may be easily adjusted and the ten: sion of the spring easily regulated by raising the freeend of ithe'gate high enough to slack-en the chain 39 i It is to be also noted .at this point that steel tubing. ll

the swinging pulley 36 can also be raised and lowered on the outermost pair of vertical uprights 18 so that the pull on the gateean also-be adjusted.

In view of the fact that the intermediate .POIlZlOIl of the cable 35 is trained about the pulley, the cable will form an equal pull on each side of the gate.

not only permitted movement in a horizontalplane but is also permitted movement in a vertical plane. Not onlywill a gate of this character be :teund'to be of advantage in stock farms but can also be used to advantage in uneven or sloping ground, in that, upon release of the gate, the gate will automatically elevate itself abovethe ground level. The swinging movement of the elevating lever 28 can be limited :so that the gate will only raise a predetermined distance upon the release of the latch 22; This means embodies a stop, shown in detail in Figure 9 of the drawing. Thestopincludes a sliding U-shaped bracket 5Oicarriedby1the top longitudinal rail 15 :and this sliding llshaped bracket 50 is provided with downwardly extending stop ears 51 disposed in the :path ot the lifting lever 28.

In order to hold the step bracket in (litterent adjusted positions an L-shaped holding pin 52 isprovided. This-pin 52 is inserted through the bracket 50 andanyone ottga plurality of openingszfi formed in the ,top vlongitudinal rail 15, To preventthe pin from being accidentally displaced, the unperend thereof is formed with an eye 54- which carries a short length of chain 55, This ,chain can be swung over theatop rail O l h r and one link thereofcan be moved over the free .e-nd of the L-shaped pin extending through he bracket.

The gate can he made o'fany desired material and in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, ll'have nade or wood hi other '6 to S elusive, l: he hown a gate indicated generf ally by'ihe i'et'eience character B constructed oi ironor he gate 13 embodies upper and lower longitudinally extending 'll, GO and 611 which are pivotally connected 'bv means oi pivot pins 62 with end-up 68 and 64. An intermediate pair of uprights 165, is also provided. and these uprights are pivotally connected to the upper and lower longitudinally extending rails by means of pivot pins and brackets 66/ Ill) The gate post 67 is provided with a pluality of inclined keeper recessesCS any one of which isadapted'to fit the sliding latch 69. This latch can 'includearod 'TOconnected to a piece oft-ubing 71 and the inner end of the rod'TO can haveratttached thereto a suitable operating handle 72. Antisfriction gu1d-e73 can be carried by one the intermediate uprights 65' and by the end fenceposts, of a gateincluding a pair, of upupright 64; v

It to be noted that in this form of'the gate, the same can be swung in a vertical plane in view of the fact-thattho longitudinal rails 60 and 31 are pivotally connected to the innermost upright (33. I r

A sea't 74 is provided forthe lower outer= most end of the gate and thisseat can be constructed in any desired way such as by the use of spaced strap iron strips 74 connected by EIOSS. pins 75. swinging movement of the gate in a hori zontal plane when the lowermost longitudina-lrail 61 fits in said seat.

This gate is also adapted to be automati-.

raised and'lowered on the intermediate up The terminals of the cable are co nright. nected to the upper end .of the elevating lever 76. This'lever is normally drawn toward. the pivot point of the gate by means of the relatively heavy contractile coil spring 80, which is connected respectively to the elevating lever 76 and the upper end of the upright 63.

A stop is also provided for the elevating lcvcr- 76 in this form and this stop, indicated by the reference character 81, includes an open cull 82 which is adapted to be swung about the upper rail 60. Ears are formed on the cuff and a pin 84- exten through the said ears and can be provided with stop sleeves 85 against which the lever is adapted to hear when the latch is released. This stop 81 can be moved to different positions on the rail 60 in order to limit theswinging movement of the elevating lever.

If preferred, when the gate is made of wood, the ends of thelongitudinal rails can be reinforced so as to prevent splitting there of and, in Figure 10 of the drawing, I have shown the end of the one rail 1.5 wrapped This prevents with wire, as indicated bythc reference character 86. v g

. It will be obvious from the foregoing that a novel farm gate has been provided, which is susceptiblefor a number of;dilferent uses 111 VlGW Of the fact that the same swings both 1n a vertical and a horizontal plane.

Chang-es'in details maybe made without departing from the spirit or thescopc of this invention, but: 1 What I claim as new is i v v V lpThe combination with a pair, of spaced uprights, a lifting lever pivotally,connected at its lower end adjacent to the innerend of said "gate, resilient means normally tending to move the lifting lever toward the -in-; nor end of the gate, means connecting the lever adjacent to itsupper end with the gate adjacent to the outer endthereof,'and an adjustable stop for limiting the swinging movement of the lever in one direction;

2. The combination with a pair of spaced fence posts, of a gate including inner and outer uprights, means hmgedly connecting the inner upright to one fence post, longi tudinally extending rails, means pivotally connecting the rails to the uprights, a

swinging elevating lever pivotally connected at its lower end ad acent to the inner end. of

the gate and to said gate, a contractile coil spring normally tending to move the lever toward the inner upright, means for adjusting the tension of said spring, means connecting the gate adjacentto; its outer end with a lever ad acent to the upper end thereof, and a sliding latch adapted to engage in any one of a plurality of keeper'recesses formed in the other gate post.

3. The combination with a pair of spaced gate posts, of a gate including inner and outer uprights, longitudinally extending rails hingedly connected to said uprights,

means swingably connecting the inner up-' I right to one fence post, a swinging elevating lever hingedly connected at its lower end to thegate adjacent to the inner end thereof, a contractile coil spring normally tending to move tlle'lever toward the inner-upright, a

I swinging pulley carried by the gate adjacent to the outer end thereof, a cable trained about said pulley, and means connecting the inner end of said cable to the lever adjacent to the upper end thereof.

' 4:. The combination with a pair of spaced fence posts, of .a gate including inner and outer uprights, longitudinally extending rails; pivotally connected to said uprights, means hingedly connecting the inner upright to one fence post, a swinging elevatinglever carried by the gate adjacent to theinner end thereof, a contractile coil spring nor mally tending to move the lever toward the inner vertical upright, a member connected to the lever and to the gate outwardly beyond the lever, and a stop adjnstably supported by the uppermost longitudinal rail and arranged in the path of the swinging elevating lever.

5 A gate comprising uprights, rails pivoted to the uprights, a lever pivoted at one end to one of the rails, a member connected to the lever and to one. of the uprights, a member adjustebly connected to another of the uprights, and a spring connected to the lever and said last named member.

6. A gate comprising uprights, rails pivoted to the uprights, a lever pivoted at one end to one of the rails, a member connected to the free end of the lever and to one of the uprights, a member adjuetably connected to another of the uprights, a chain connected to saidlast named member, and a spring connected to the lever between the ends of the latter and connected to the chain.

' 7. In combination, a gate having pivotally connected upri hts and rails, a lever pivoted at one end to thegate, aspring connected to the lever and to the gate, and a member connected to the lever and to the gate, the spring and member extending from HERBERT K. TABLER. 

